Chapter 2
Chapter 1
But it _____ (not/be) the right time. I
______ you ________ (believe) in ghosts?
_________ (start) to shiver and I _______
Ghosts ______ (live) everywhere and they
(see) a flash of light outside. It _________
______ (be) invisible. Well, let me tell you
(not/rain) at the moment, so it couldn’t be a
what __________ (happen) to me last
thunder storm. Now I ________ (shake) in
year. I _________ (sleep) soundly in my
terror. Ghosts ________ (never/show up)
warm, cozy bed, when all of a sudden I
at my house. This is crazy! It was 3 o’clock in
________(hear) a strange sound. What
the morning. Who was at the front door, I
______ (be) that? I _______ (be) scared.
wondered. OK let’s think straight. Ghosts
Maybe it was my dog, Morty making that
_______ (not/exist) in real life. Ghosts
noise. But no, Morty __________(lie)
_______ (live) only in stories. They
right outside my bedroom door on his
________ (haunt) castles, but they
favorite rug. He ______ even _________
_________ (not/appear)in real people’s
(snore) loudly. Someone __________
houses. They (not/make)
(knock) on the front door!
___________noises now- I hope.
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Calm down! Now I __________ (remember)
The night was very dark. Oh no! Someone a scary story the teacher ________ (read)
or something _________(moan) to us in school yesterday. It was all about
downstairs while _________ (drag) a ghosts and goblins. So I am dreaming
chain around the living room. It must be a about that ghost story- this isn’t real.
ghost! No, impossible. And what was However, the strange noises continued.
that? The dogs outside__________ (howl) OK, so something __________ (go) on at
and then I ________ (see) something the moment. Then my mother suddenly
move in front of me. A voice _______ _________ (come) into my bedroom, both
(say): Don’t be scared. I think of us ________ (hear) the sound of
I_____________ (imagine) things at the dragging chains and ghostly moans again
moment. The wind __________ (blow) and ______ (see) flashes of lightning in the
very fiercely. So it was the wind. I sky. We both _________ (scream) loudly. I
______________ (go) back to bed right almost ________ (jump) out of my skin.
now and I am going to hide under the And then I _______ (wake) up- it _____ (be)
covers. There is nothing to be afraid of. only a nightmare! Whew!
Chapter One Chapter 2
Do you believe (believe) in ghosts? Ghosts But it wasn’t (not/be) the right time. I started
live (live) everywhere and they are (be) (start) to shiver and I saw (see) a flash of light
invisible. Well, let me tell you what outside. It wasn’t/isn’t raining (not/rain) at
happened (happen) to me last year. I was the moment, so it couldn’t be a thunder
sleeping (sleep) soundly in my warm, cozy storm. Now I was shaking (shake) in terror.
bed, when all of a sudden I heard (hear) a Ghosts never show up (never/show up) at
strange sound. What was (be) that? I was my house. This is crazy! It was 3 o’clock in the
(be) scared. Maybe it was my dog, Morty morning. Who was at the front door, I
making that noise. But no, Morty was lying wondered. OK let’s think straight. Ghosts
(lie) right outside my bedroom door on his don’t exist (not/exist) in real life. Ghosts live
favorite rug. He was even snoring (snore) (live) only in stories. They haunt (haunt)
loudly. Someone was knocking (knock) on castles, but they don’t appear (not/appear)
the front door! in real people’s houses. They (not/make)
aren’t making noises now- I hope.
Chapter 3 Chapter 4
The night was very dark. Oh no! Someone Calm down! Now I remember (remember) a
or something was moaning (moan) scary story the teacher read (read) to us in
downstairs while dragging (drag) a chain school yesterday. It was all about ghosts and
around the living room. It must be a ghost! goblins. So I am dreaming about that ghost
No, impossible. And what was that? The story- this isn’t real. However, the strange
dogs outside were howling (howl) and noises continued. OK, so something is going
then I saw (see) something move in front (go) on at the moment. Then my mother
of me. A voice said (say): Don’t be scared. I suddenly came (come) into my bedroom,
think I am imagining (imagine) things at both of us heard (hear) the sound of
the moment. The wind was blowing (blow) dragging chains and ghostly moans again
very fiercely. So it was the wind. I am going and saw (see) flashes of lightning in the sky.
(go) back to bed right now and I am going We both screamed (scream) loudly. I almost
to hide under the covers. There is nothing jumped (jump) out of my skin. And then I
to be afraid of. This is not real. woke (wake) up- it was (be) only a
nightmare! Whew!
